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title: "normie · GenZ Decoded"
description: "normie: Person who isn’t familiar with internet culture or trends. Example: \"That joke went over the normies’ heads.\" Meaning and usage."
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# normie

Millennial[#internet](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/internet/)

**Meaning.** Person who isn’t familiar with internet culture or trends.

See it in a sentence

That joke went over the normies’ heads.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [chud](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/chud/),[locals](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/locals/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial · this one

    normie

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer

    No word for this one yet.

- Plain English

    person who isn’t familiar with internet culture or trends

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## Related slang

- [meme](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/meme/): A widely shared internet joke, image, phrase, or trend.
- [moots](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/moots/): Short for mutuals, people who follow each other back on social media.
- [not gonna lie](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/not-gonna-lie/): Phrase prefacing a blunt or reluctant admission.
- [NSFL](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/nsfl/): "Not safe for life": a warning that a post shows something gory or disturbing enough to upset whoever opens it.

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